MacKean
A tartan of the MacKean family.
Its design is pattern RBWBKRKR — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
The MacKean tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKean ★ | R/8 K16 R8 K16 DB4 LB4 DB16 R/4 | 140 | 1985 | |
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| MacKean | 0.30 | R/8 K16 R8 K16 DB4 W4 DB16 R/4 | 140 | — |
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Also known as
This tartan is also recorded under:
- MacKean Red
Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.











Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.
